Rex Allen Museum In Willcox, Arizona

Above, Rex Allen at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1980. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There is something I was unaware of: Willcox, Arizona is the home of the Rex Allen Museum.

It is located in the downtown historic district. It is at 150 North Railroad Avenue. Admission is $5.00 per person. Kids under 10 and veterans are free.

Rex Allen was born and raised in Willcox and had a successful singing career and was known as "the last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" (at least according to an advertising card for the museum).

Their website is at www.rexallenmusem.org.

Rex Allen At The Shrine Auditorium

Above, Rex Allen obliges autograph-seekers. My cousin Maria is on the right. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

While going through my photo albums, I came across one of country star Rex Allen at the Shrine Auditorium on February 3, 1980. The event was a Reagan campaign event, "Rally 'Round Reagan".

The program included appearances by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Wayne Newton.

After the event, I took the above photo of Allen signing autographs outside of the Shrine Auditorium. My cousin Maria is on the right.

According to Wikipedia:

Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, known as "the Arizona Cowboy" and as the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. For his contributions to the film industry, Allen received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, located at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.